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Frontiers in The Social Determinants of Health Peter Muennig, MD, MPH 3/22/2012 Sophie Davis
Frontiers in The Social Determinants of Health
Peter Muennig, MD, MPH3/22/2012
Sophie Davis
Problem
Problem
Background
Background
1975Per Capita Spending and Survival, 45 Year Old Women
91.5% 92.0% 92.5% 93.0% 93.5% 94.0% 94.5% 95.0% $-
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
Percentage Surviving 15 Years
Per C
apita
Hea
lth S
pend
ing
(200
5 US
$)
1975
2005Per Capita Spending and Survival, 45 Year Old Women
94.0% 94.5% 95.0% 95.5% 96.0% 96.5% 97.0% $-
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
Percentage Surviving 15 Years
Per C
apita
Hea
lth S
pend
ing
(200
5 US
$)
2005Per Capita Spending and Survival, 45 Year Old Women
94.0% 94.5% 95.0% 95.5% 96.0% 96.5% 97.0% $-
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
Percentage Surviving 15 Years
Per C
apita
Hea
lth S
pend
ing
(200
5 US
$)
2 Minutes:Ask your neighbor why?
Years of Perfect Health Lost, United States 2008
< 200% Poverty Line
Current Smoker
< 12 Years Schooling
Obese
Non-Hispanic Black
Binge Drinks
Overweight
Uninsured
0 100,000,000 200,000,000 300,000,000 400,000,000 500,000,000 600,000,000
How Do We Fix This Big Problem?
Causality
Causality
